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Fla. Stat. § 876.09 (2025)

Scope of law.

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876.09 Scope of law.
(1) The provisions of ss. 876.05-876.10 shall apply to all employees and elected officers of the state, including the Governor and constitutional officers and all employees and elected officers of all cities, towns, counties, and political subdivisions, including the educational system.
(2) This act shall take precedence over all laws relating to merit, and of civil service law.
History.ss. 5, 7, ch. 25046, 1949.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1990–2009 · leading case: Repub. Party of Miami-Dade Cnty. v. Davis, 18 So. 3d 1112 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009).
Repub. Party of Miami-Dade Cnty. v. Davis, 18 So. 3d 1112 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009). “Section 876.09, "Scope of law," specifies that these provisions only apply to "employees and elected officers of the state, including the Governor and constitutional officers and all employees and elected officers of all cities, towns, counties, and political subdivisions,…”
City of Orlando v. State of Fla., 751 F. Supp. 974 (M.D. Fla. 1990). “1 Section 876.09 provides that sections 876.”
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